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He was the most feared and respected adversary to his enemies and an object of envy, admiration, and sometimes, scorn to his professional peers. An early proponent of tank warfare, George S. Patton moved from being a foresighted lieutenant in the First World War to commanding the Third Army in the next, leading armored divisions in the Allied offensive that broke the back of Nazi Germany.

Patton was an enigmatic figure. His image among his troops and much of the press achieved legendary status through his bold and colorful comments and combat leadership, yet these same qualities nearly jeopardized his career and forced him out of the battle on several occasions. Victory was impossible without Patton, and returning to the field, his army was responsible for one of the most crushing advances in the history of warfare.

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In Ladislas Farago's masterpiece, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph , the complete story of this fascinating personality is revealed. Born into an aristocratic California family, Patton rose in military rank quickly and was tapped to lead the Allied landings in North Africa in Under Patton's direction, American troops cut their teeth against Rommel's Afrikakorps, advanced further and more quickly than British General Montgomery's army in the conquest of Sicily, and ultimately continued their exploits by punching into Germany and checking the Russian westward advance at the end of World War II.

A sweeping, absorbing biography and critically hailed, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph provides unique insights into Patton's life and leadership style and is military history at its finest. Leia mais Leia menos. A Biography Great Generals. Patton at the Battle of the Bulge: Detalhes do produto Formato: Westholme Publishing 3 de maio de Vendido por: BH1U2V0 Leitura de texto: Compartilhe seus pensamentos com outros clientes.

I've read much about General Patton over the years, but somehow I had never gotten around to this masterful work.

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While this book served as the basis for the film "Patton" indeed, a fair amount of dialog in the film comes verbatim from the book , Fargo's work goes a long way in terms of telling the story of the General as a man. In particular, he detailed re-telling of the campaigns of in the European theatre of operations does much to emphasize Patton's brilliance as a combat commander and, in so doing, does much to distinguish him from some of the others in the pantheon of America's Generals, many of whom are more notable for their skills as theatre-level commanders as opposed to battle leaders.

Previously I had always been mystified as to why Patton, in his flights of fantasy, imagined himself as the reincarnation of one Napoleon's marshals rather than as Bonaparte himself. Now, after reading this, I do understand.

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Under Patton's direction, American troops cut their teeth against Rommel's Afrikakorps, advanced further and more quickly than British General Montgomery's army in the conquest of Sicily, and ultimately continued their exploits by punching into Germany and checking the Russian westward advance at the end of World War II. A Biography Great Generals. History has a way of being pulled apart in our attempt to understand it, but it is an interesting prospect to consider the possibility that, had he been heard and granted his pursuit plans, the war might have ended before the Bulge, hence, ending it before , and saving countless lives. In Ladislas Farago's masterpiece, Patton: However he needed to keep his mouth shut at times.

I have it on my Kindle now so I can reread it any time. If you watch the movie you can see that much of the movie is what happened. The movie might not be in the sequence and they might not have happen exactly like the movie showed but they all happened. The movie did make a few changes but for the history of a person the movie is about as spot on as you will find in any movie about someone.

They didn't need to make things up about him. He was just like the movie in real life.. You know there are a few books on Bradley. There are a few books on Monty. There are many books on Ike. They guy just got stuff done. However he needed to keep his mouth shut at times. Ike told him to count to ten before he was to open his mouth and say something. However in he had some trouble with that. The slapping of the soldier in Sicily I do believe did more to bring the war to an end and to prevent Americans from being killed than any other private in the war.

Just by himself Patton was able to pin the 15th German Army in France. That is what Ike said. Bradley was upset that the Germans thought so highly of Patton and so little of him.

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Editorial Reviews. Review. "The best Patton biography." -- Military Bookman. About the Author Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by [Farago, Ladislas]. "The best Patton biography."—Military Bookman. He is America's most famous general. He represents toughness, focus, determination, and the ideal of.

Patton knew how to wage war like hardy anyone in history. Once you had the Germans on the run you really needed to keep them there. Ike, Monty and Brad were the best Generals the Germans had. I really believe the war would have ended sooner if Ike, Monty, and Bradley had not cut off Patton's supplies. Patton's rush to save the st is nothing but greatness. On January 1, Patton had all his soldiers fire to the east for 30 minutes at midnight to ring in the New Year.

Everybody opened up at mid-night firing to the east for 30 minutes. The Germans were shocked they never expected that. There were moving troops at that time on roads and they were caught by the shelling.

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Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago. Ordeal and Triumph 4. He represents toughness, focus, determination, and the ideal of achievement in the face of overwhelming odds. He was the most feared and respected adversary to his enemies and an object of envy, admiration, and sometimes, scorn to his professional peers. An early proponent of tank warfare, Ge "The best Patton biography. An early proponent of tank warfare, George S. Patton moved from being a foresighted lieutenant in the First World War to commanding the Third Army in the next, leading armored divisions in the Allied offensive that broke the back of Nazi Germany.

Patton was an enigmatic figure.

His image among his troops and much of the press achieved legendary status through his bold and colorful comments and combat leadership, yet these same qualities nearly jeopardized his career and forced him out of the battle on several occasions. Victory was impossible without Patton, and returning to the field, his army was responsible for one of the most crushing advances in the history of warfare.

A sweeping, absorbing biography and critically hailed, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph provides unique insights into Patton's life and leadership style and is military history at its finest. Paperback , pages. Published May 3rd by Westholme Publishing first published January To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Patton , please sign up.

Time to go back and see the movie again. May even read "Killing Patton", due out soon. See 1 question about Patton…. Lists with This Book. Sep 29, Fergie rated it liked it. The deciding factor for making the commitment to read it was the fact that the movie Patton one of my all-time favorite films was based, in large part, on this book.

For me, the greatest aspect of this work, is it often reads like a novel. The amount of research that went into the making of the book is more than evident and not simply by the amount of its pages. General Patton nearly jumps off the page, bigger than life, through the countless tales of his famous character. It's clear to see why the book was used as the basis of the award winning film.

The biggest drawback of the book is its size. Mixed in with the quotes and interesting stories along the way of Patton's life are the in-depth details of the war. As a result, the book is, at times, geared toward the more astute historian. But, it's worth noting, that even the "part-time" student of history will gain much from this book.

I contemplated giving the book 4 stars due to the obvious work that went into writing it as well as the fascinating detail given to conversations involving and pertaining to our country's greatest general. Patton, the man, was as complex as they come. What he lacked in political acumen, he made up for in pure military foresight and genius.

Eisenhower, in general, comes across as man constantly in check by his own political aspirations. Patton may have been too freewheeling with his brashness, but there is something appealing in the fact that he lacked the falseness that is so often tied to the political realm. This is not the first book I've read on Patton, but it was most certainly the most in-depth one. I'm not sure if I would have liked the man personally, but, now that I have a better understanding of him, I believe the war would have been over sooner had he been given freer reign to pursue the goals he planned but were denied by SHAEF headed by Eisenhower who, more often than not, sided with the more cautious Montgomery.

History has a way of being pulled apart in our attempt to understand it, but it is an interesting prospect to consider the possibility that, had he been heard and granted his pursuit plans, the war might have ended before the Bulge, hence, ending it before , and saving countless lives. This was just one point of consideration the book contemplates. The author doesn't get bogged down by these questions, but uses them as telling signs of his subject's character and greatness. Patton had an innate ability to contemplate tactical plans better than anyone.

The book shows how he was, for much of the war, the one man the Germans feared and respected most. For anyone interested in dissecting the interesting, complex nature of America's greatest general of WWII, this book would be a worthy consideration. Oct 07, Mike rated it really liked it. I'm on my third read of this in the last 25? A true genius ,badass motherfucker. Einstein with tank divisions. He had a deep understanding of the history of warfare back to the Romans. He was also deeply concerned with the American soldier.

He wanted to kill as many Germans as he could without using infantry. Handling the biography of an individual as complex and controversial as George Smith Patton cannot be an easy undertaking.